Adjustable support for receptacles.



Patented June 18, 1912.

H. H. JOHNSON. ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT FOR REOEPTAOLES. APPLICATION FILEDFEB. 23, 1912.

0 WITNESSES HARRIE H. JoHNson,

of NEW YORK, 1v. Y.

ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT FOR REGEPTACLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 18, 1912.

Application filed February 23, 1912. Serial No. 679,284.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRIE H. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings,and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful AdjustableSupport for Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an adjustable support for receptacles, intended foruse, more particularly, in connection with the tubs of ice creamfreezers, and other structures which it is necessary to operatemanually.

The objects of the invention are, first, to support a receptaclesecurely in a fixed position convenient for the attendantto operate saidreceptacle; second, to enable the device to be used in connection withreceptacles of different sizes, and, third, to simplify the constructionso as to secure economy in manufacture.

With the foregoing, and other objects in view, the invention embodies areceptaclesupporting platform, and a plurality of edgeengaging clampssupported above said platform and in cooperative relation thereto forthe purpose of rigidly holding a tub, or other receptacle, at both thetop and bottom portions thereof in a fixed position upon the platform.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention the platform and theedge-engaging clamps are carried by a wall fixture common to said parts.Said wall fixture is, preferably, a column or bar having means forfastening it rigidly in position upon a wall, whereby the platform andclamps are adapted to support the receptacle at a height convenient tothe operator; The platform is rigid with the wall column or bar, and itis provided with a plurality of tub-engaging clamps, the latter beingmovable radially to different positions upon the platform for thepurpose of adjustment into fixed engage ment with the lower part of atub or receptacle, whereby the platform and clamps are.

adapted to engage with tubs of different diameters. The edge-engaglngclamps are attached to a clamp carrier, and the latter is '3 movable ina vertical direction upon a guideway of the wall column or bar, wherebysaid edge-engaging clamps are movable to different positions forengagement with the edge portion of tubs which vary in height ordiameter. To these ends, the edgeengaging clamps are shiftable upon theclamp carrier so that said clamps are adapted to engage with tubs whichvary in diam- I eter, whereas the vertical adjustment of theclamp-carrier positions said clamps for engagement with tubs ofdifi'erent heights. Means are provided for clamping the clamp carrier atdifferent positions upon the wall column, and, preferably, theedge-engaging clamps are shiftable both pivotally and slidably. Theclamp carrier and the clamps thereon are so arranged that ready accessis obtainable to the freezer without hindrance from the supportingmechanism, whereby the can of a freezer may be removed or re placedwithout disturbing the tub.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated one practicalembodiment of the invention, but the construction shown therein is to beunderstood as illustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of theinvention.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the support. Fig. 2 is a plan viewthereof. Fig.

3 is a detail view of the clamp-carrier. Fig. 4 is a perspective view ofan edgeengaging clamp.

A wall fixture 5, in the form of a column or bar, is adapted to befastened to a wall, or other support, by any suitable means. Said columnis grooved lengthwise, as at 6, and it is provided with a guidewayformed by longitudinal flanges 7, which flanges are parallel to thegrooves so as to cooperate with said grooves, for a purpose to behereinafter set forth. The fixture or column carries a platform 8, whichis rigid with said wall column, and this platform may be, and preferablyis, provided with an annular flange 9 to prevent displacement of areceptacle from the platform and also to preclude the flow of liquidfrom said platform. If desired, the flange is provided with a suit abledrain spout, 9. Platform 8 is provided with a plurality of radial slots10, coiipera ing with each of which is a tub-engaging clamp 12. Each ofthese clamps 12 isprovided with a depending guide flange 13, and

with suitable retaining means, such as a set screw 14L, so that theclamps can be moved in the slots 10 away from the annular flange 9 andtoward the center of the platform, or vice versa, for the purpose ofaccommodating tubs of different diameters. Said clamps 12 may be, andpreferably are, provided with a spur 15 which is adapted to be embeddedinto the material of which the tub is composed, for the purpose of morecffectually clamping the tub to the platform. lhe platform is braced andstrengthened by a suitable brace or arm 16.

A clamp carrier 17, which may be of any preferred form, but which isshown as curved lengthwise, is slidably mounted upon the wall fixture 5,and this carrier is provided with a clip 18 provided with flanges 19,which flanges coiiperate with the guideway composed by the grooves 6 andflanges 7 on wall fixture 5, for the purpose of retaining theclamp-carrier 17 in slidable engagement with the column. Clamping screw20 is mounted on the carrier 17, and operates upon the plate 21 of theguideway for securingthe desired frictional engagement between clip 18and the guideway, and thereby retain the clamp-carrier 17 in fixedrelation to the guideway.

One feature of the invention is the edgeengaging clamps 22, which aresupported upon the clamp-carrier 17 above the platform 8, and incoiiperative relation thereto. These clamps are of any preferred shapeand size, but each is shown as a plate which is provided with alongitudinal slot 23, through which passes a suitable bolt 24 having anut 24, whereby the clamp may be slidably or pivotally moved withrelation to the carrier, and, when moved to a desired position, saidclamp may be secured fixedly in such position. These clamps 22 areprovided with suitable tub-engaging means,

such as jaws 25, which are adapted to contact with the inner and outerfaces of the tub at the edge or top thereof.

In employing the support, any suitable receptacle, such as an ice creamfreezer, is placed upon the platform 8, and tub-engaging clamps 12 aremoved into frictional engagement with the bottom part of the tub, thespurs 15 being embedded in the material of the tub, after which clamps12 are secured in fixed relation to the tub by tightening the screws 14.Clamp-carrier 17 is now moved upon guideway 20 of the wall fixture orcolumn 5, until said carrier is in operative position over the top ofthe tub, whereupon the edge-engaging clamps 22 are brought into positionover the top of the tub, so that jaws 25 span the edge of the tub andengage the inner and outer faces thereof; The nuts 24* are now tightenedto preclude sliding or pivotal movement of the clamps 22, and theclamping screw 20 is also tightened to prevent vertical movement of theclampcarrier 17. It will be readily understood that the freezer will nowbe held rigidly by the support during the entire freezing operation, theattendant being required merely to operate the freezer. It will beobserved, also, that no part of the support need be removed orreadjusted to enable the attendant to gain access to the contents of thefreezer or the tub.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A device of the class describedembodying a wall fixture, a receptacle-supporting platformrigidly-attached to said wall fixture at the lower part thereof, aclamp-carrier supported on the wall fixture above said platform, and aplurality of separate clamps attached to said clampcarrier, each clamphaving a jaw for embracing the edge of a receptacle adapted to be placedupon the platform.

2. A device of the class described embodying a vertically positionedwall fixture, a receptacle-supporting platform supported at the lowerpart of the wall fixture, a clamp-carrier supported on the wall fixtureabove the platform, said clamp-carrier being adjustable vertically withreference to said platform, means for retaining the clampcarrier indifferent operative positions upon the wall fixture, and a plurality ofclamps supported on the clamp carrier.

3. A device of the class described embodying a vertically positionedwall fixture,

a receptacle-supporting platform supported on the lower part of saidwall fixture, a clamp-carrier supported on the wall fixture, saidclamp-carrier being adjustable verticallywith respect to said platform,and a plurality of clamps supported on the clampcarrier, each of saidclamps being pivotally attached to the clamp-carrier.

4. A device of the class described embodying a wall fixture, areceptacle-supporting platform carried thereby, a clamp-carriersupported on the wall fixture, a plurality of edge-engaging clampsshiftable with reference to the clamp-carrier, and means for attachingeach clamp to the clamp-carrier.

5. A device of the class described embodying a wall fixture, areceptacle-supporting platform carried thereby, a clamp-carriersupported on the wall fixture, a plurality of edge-engaging clampsslidably and pivotally movable with relation to the clamp-carrier, andmeans for retaining each clamp in fixed relation to the clamp-carrier.

6. A device of the class described embodying a wall fixture, a platformrigid therewith, a movable clamp-carrier mounted on said wall fixture,and a plurality of clamps supported on the clamp-carrier for slidableand pivotal movement with relation thereto, each of said clamps beingprovided with jaws which are adapted to engage the edge of a receptacle.

7 A device of the class described embodying a wall fixture, a platformrigid therewith, a vertically adjustable clamp-carrier mounted on saidwall fixture, a plurality of clamps supported by the clamp-carrier, eachof said clamps being slotted and provided with means for engaging theedge of a receptacle, and a bolt passing throngh the slots of saidclamps and adapted to permit slidable and pivotal movement of thecarrier.

8. A device of the class described embodying a Wall fixture, aclamp-carrier having a plurality of edge-engaging clamps, areceptacle-supporting platform in cooperative relation to saidedge-engaging clamps, said platform being provided with a plurality ofradial slots, and a pluralityof receptacleengaging clamps mounted formovement in said radial slots and adapted to engage with the bottomportion of a receptacle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of 15 two subscribing Witnesses.

HARRIE H. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

H. I. BERNHARD, J. F. MOTHERSHEAD.

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